News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


United States Attorney Will Thompson to Hold Press Conference

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson, along with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other law enforcement officials will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022, to announce a major milestone resulting from a large-scale drug trafficking and firearms investigation known as “Woo Boyz" (U.S. vs. Williams et al., 2:21-cr-32).


Release: As part of our efforts to continue imposing consequences and holding accountable those fomenting violence in Haiti, I am announcing reward offers of up to $1 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of three Haitian nationals - Lanmò Sanjou, a/k/a Joseph Wilson, Jermaine...


An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kyler Booker with conspiring to deal in firearms and making false statements to acquire firearms.


The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal judge sentenced David Houston Vargas, age 30, to 26.5 years in prison for his role in robbing two stores using a firearm, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


BLM Casper extends Price Road closure

News Release: Casper, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office has extended the closure of Price Road to December 16 to complete ongoing road construction. The BLM first announced closure of the road in August 2022.


DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record

News Release: ST. LOUIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division broke its fentanyl seizure record in fiscal year 2022 with more than 671 pounds of the deadly opioid seized through Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois. That’s a 41% increase over the 396 pounds seized in the last fiscal year, and more fentanyl seized than the last two years combined.


A member of the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys who helped run the street gang’s drug trafficking operations has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for federal racketeering and narcotics crimes, the Justice Department announced today.


United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on October 25, 2022, MERVIN BAILEY, age 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to a three-count superseding bill of information. T


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A Shannon man was sentenced Tuesday to over 13 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal firearm possession.


U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis man to 25 years in prison for his role in a fatal 2019 carjacking that was caught on tape.


Three Defendants Sentenced for Tax Fraud

News Release: Memphis, TN - Three individuals, Robert L. Pryor, 46, Elaine Pryor, 43, and Joshua L. Pryor, 44,.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Secretary Kwatra discussed the wide range of issues on which the United States and India are working together as ...


Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on Nov. 7 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Nov. 7

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Bitter Travels to Georgetown, Miami, and Havana

News Release: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel to Georgetown, Guyana; Miami, Florida; and Havana, Cuba from November 6-10. In Georgetown, Assistant Secretary Bitter will engage with host government officials to express appreciation for their cooperation on consular services, including ...


News Release: A Washington man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to making interstate threats and committing a hate crime for interference with a federally protected activity. The defendant has been in federal custody since his arrest on July 22.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H8415-H8418 on Oct. 28


IRFBA Statement on Blasphemy and Related Offences

Release: As Members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance we note the recent research that examined 12 countries that retain the death penalty as a lawful possibility for blasphemy and related offences.